Is Android system WebView malware?

WebView is used to display ads on most Android apps and some websites on many social media apps. Therefore, mobile devices may be infected with malware via WebView when users click on a link to a malicious website.

Is WebView a virus?

Android’s Webview, as described by Google, is a view that enables Android apps to display web content. … In May 2017, possibly the largest Android adware, ‘Judy’, employed an invisible Webview on top of a game to load a malicious JavaScript payload with the capability of locating and clicking on Google Ads banners.